Abstract:Background: The tibiotalar arthrodesis for end-stage ankle osteoarthritis is a surgical procedure that leads to a modification of the kinematics of the adjacent joints and may result in the development of secondary osteoarthritic degeneration of the subtalar joint. It has previously been observed that subtalar arthrodesis in this context shows a lower fusion rate than isolated subtalar arthrodesis. This retrospective study reports the results of subtalar joint arthrodesis with previous ipsilateral tibiotalar a… Show more
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